The Idiot Boy
The idiot boy saw the child fall
and starred to cry
before he did,
feeling his pain.
The idiot boy swallowed the stone
for the peach
was so sweet.
The idiot boy laughed at the plane,
it seemed so extravagant,
a huge metal bird
high in the sky.
The idiot boy burnt his hands
and his hair
in the fire,
he wanted to touch
that which was so elusive
and alive.
The idiot boy hugged himself
and moaned
when the voices went away
and left him alone
in the dark;
and fell asleep dreaming of butterflies.
and starred to cry
before he did,
feeling his pain.
The idiot boy swallowed the stone
for the peach
was so sweet.
The idiot boy laughed at the plane,
it seemed so extravagant,
a huge metal bird
high in the sky.
The idiot boy burnt his hands
and his hair
in the fire,
he wanted to touch
that which was so elusive
and alive.
The idiot boy hugged himself
and moaned
when the voices went away
and left him alone
in the dark;
and fell asleep dreaming of butterflies.
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